Cinco Minutos Con Vos

I stood at the kerb trying not to disturb The dark carnival crew and a glittering voice Far off there said, "Rejoice" "As the casualties are but few" Going to tell you now Before I forget myself I could let you loose But the key won't undo the lock And the face of the clock Seemed to merrily mock These five minutes with you Mi padre sabía Y me lo susurro Vete a Montevideo y espérame ahí Por dónde empezar? Escuchando siempre están Por cinco minutos o mas Si te atreves La sirenas lamentan La plaga que encuentran Las balas caen Y te harán desaparecer El faro oscurece hay poca esperanza Cinco minutos con vos My father would know So he whispered it low "Go to Montevideo and wait for me there" How can I begin? They're always listening in For five minutes or more if you dare Now the sirens wail There is a fever in the winding sheets And the bullets hail And they pull you right off the streets Our chances are slim but the searchlights will dim in five minutes for you The propeller was droning, I woke up alone They opened the door and they threw me through And down I went down, like the twist of a screw Down into the silver, above me the blue And you stood there waiting but you never knew Five Minutes With You They can scatter the earth and find nothing of worth Wipe out those years of triangular tears The colours will fly And the wild wind will cry I'm strapped to that mast Knowing they wouldn't last for Five Minutes With You